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Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...

These are the largest earthquakes on record and where this week’s quake ranks

The quake is the sixth-strongest on record, according to the United States Geological Survey. It’s also the largest since 2011, when a magnitude 9.1 quake shook Japan. FTC issues alert on fake Amazon ...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits off Northern California coast

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck 17 miles west of Petrolia in Northern California on Wednesday.
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Raw footage of earthquake and damage from Northern California

While California is no stranger to earthquakes, this 6.1-magnitude event was the largest to hit the region since the 1989 Loma Prieta quake that had a magnitude of 6.9.

Few will remember this earthquake, but something far worse is looming

The Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake may not have brought the same devastation as previous shocks, but a far more deadly seismic event is looming for the US West Coast.
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5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes in Northern California

UPPER LAKE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck north of the Bay Area on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake struck near Upper Lake, ...

Southern California rocked by more earthquakes Aug. 6 — here's the biggest and how many

Multiple earthquakes shook Southern California hours after a tremor was felt on the East Coast on Aug. 5, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.